On average, 100 people die each year from choking on a ballpoint pen.

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People with blue eyes indicate a lack of melanin. Eye color is directly related to the amount of melanin in the front layers of the iris. People with brown eyes have a large amount of melanin in the iris. It's believed blue eyes are can be traced to one human being. Darker eyes help reflect sun.

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​​The act of laughing is a potent stress reliever

It can stimulate circulation, aid digestion, and even provide a good workout for the muscles.

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Eating pears before drinking reduces the severity of a hangover.

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If humans had a vision as good as an eagle's we would be able to see an ant on the ground from the roof of a 10-story building.

We would also have brilliant color vision, UV vision, and nearly a 360 degree range of view.

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Bananas are actually berries.

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There's a species of fish called "Slippery Dick".

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Octopus have 3 hearts, nine brains and blue blood.

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It took 75 years for the telephone to reach 50 million users. It took the radio 38 years, television 13 years, and the app "Angry Birds" only 35 days.

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The energy released by a hurricane is equivalent to the energy released by 10,000 nuclear bombs.

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The Hercules beetle weighs only one hundred grams, but it can lift up to eight kilograms, which makes it the strongest creature on Earth.

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Stephen King received 60 rejections before his first short story was published.

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Female kangaroos are almost always pregnant. They can, however, pause their pregnancies in times of drought or famine. This is called diapause.

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Jim Caviezel, the actor who played Jesus Christ in “The Passion of the Christ”, was struck by lightning during the film shoot on the set.

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Albino zebras are very rare in nature. They are called "golden zebras."

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If you leave lime juice on your hands on a sunny day, your skin can get second degree burns and be discolored for years. It’s called “margarita dermatitis” because people often get it while making margaritas outside.

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🧅🥔 Onions and potatoes should not be stored together.

Onions emit a gas that accelerates the sprouting of potatoes.

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Super Mario is named after real-life businessman Mario Segale, who was renting out a warehouse to Nintendo. After Nintendo fell far behind on rent, Segale did not evict them but gave them a second chance to come up with the money. Nintendo succeeded and named their main character after him.

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The original London Bridge is now in Arizona. It was dismantled and relocated in 1968.

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The space extending from your nose to the center of your lips is called the Philtrum. It serves no function in humans but allows other mammals to carry moisture from the mouth to the nose pad to keep it wet which traps odor particles better than a dry nose pad.

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